One area where former U.S. President Donald Trump raises red flags among foreign-policy experts? His leadership of the military.
In a preelection survey of international relations scholars in the United States conducted by the Teaching, Research, and International Policy Project (TRIP) at William & Mary in October, the experts overwhelmingly expressed more confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris as commander in chief than in Trump.
Even among self-identified Republicans, 41 percent said they were “not too confident” or “not at all confident” in Trump’s ability to lead the military. The overall results contrasted with a September Economist/YouGov poll, which showed that the U.S. public sees little difference between the candidates on the issue.
How confident are you in each candidate’s ability to be an effective commander in chief of the nation’s military?
Source: TRIP Snap Poll; percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
(Foreign Policy has long worked with TRIP, which surveys IR scholars in the United States about pertinent policy issues. Check out the 2020 preelection survey.)
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